单选题The novel will be read a long time for its minute and almost uncanny insight into army life, its______dialogue, its sheer narrative pull, its portrayal of the tenderness that sometimes is found beneath the crudest animal drives, its absence of mock heroics, its comic absurdities and irony and, above all else, its revelation of the perversity of human nature in the face of evil.

单选题It can be hard to live up to one's______(2002年武汉大学考博试题)

单选题The fire of London ______ on a night of September, 1666. A．was broken out B．had broken out C．broke out D．broken out

单选题The expression" make the most of" in Line 4 is closest in meaning to which of the following? ( )

单选题The underlined word "patronized" in the last paragraph means

单选题Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to Uremain/U healthy.

单选题There are (over) eighty of the pyramids (scattered) along tile banks of (the Nile), (some of them), are different in shape from the true pyramids.A. overB. scatteredC. the NileD. some of them

单选题In the passage the authors attitude towards multimedia is ______. A．critical B．approving C．questioning D．objective

单选题I'm sure your parents are ______ with your progress in English study.A. pleaseB. pleasingC. pleasedD. pleasant

单选题The reason why few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices is ______.

单选题Mary Arming (1799—1847) was a British fossil hunter who began finding (21) as a child, and soon supported herself and her very (22) family by finding and selling fossils. Very (23) is known about her life, but her father was a cabinet maker and he also (24) local fossils. Mary (25) on the southern coast of England, in a town called Lyme Regis. Its famous (26) by the sea contain (27) fossil layers that (28) from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (the (29) of the dinosaurs, other bizarre reptiles, large insects, sea creatures, (30) mammals, and (31) life forms). Mary Arming (32) and prepared the first fossilized plesiosaur (an ocean-dwelling reptile) and the first Ichthyosaurus (an ocean-dwelling reptile that (33) like a dolphin). She found many other important fossils, including Pterodactylus (a flying reptile), sharks (and other fish), and so on. (34) with her brother Joseph, Mary supplied prepared fossil specimens to (35) museums, scientists, and private collections.

单选题{{B}}Passage Four{{/B}} Today the average worker is paid less than $ 4 an hour in Portugal and $ 9 an hour in Spain, compared with $13 in Germany and almost $16 in Denmark. Taking accounts of non-wage costs, such as employer's social-security contributions, the gap is wider still: from $ 6 in Portugal to $ 24 in Germany. With the EC's single market knocking down barriers in intra-European trade, no wonder German companies now seem keener on sunnier climes. But how long will southern Europe's cost advantage last? Conventional wisdom argues that greater economic integration within the single market, and later under a single currency, will cause wages to converge. Increased labor mobility, for example, should allow worker to move from low-wage to high-wage economics. Increased trade and cross-border investment should also push labor costs closer. The experience of the past 20 years seems to confirm this: Spanish wages rose from 29% of German wages in 1970 to 68% in 1991. Italy's rose from 42% to 74%. If convergence continued at this pace, the gap would vanish within the next 20 years. But a study concludes that the pace of convergence will slow, and that low-wage economics will stay that way for some time. Because of Europe's linguistic and cultural barriers, labor migration and so pressures for wage convergence — will remain modest. The study estimates that two-thirds of the existing wage gap between EC countries will remain in 2010. But total labor cost may converge much faster. Non-wage costs will remain about the same. This could be wrong. Non-wage costs now range from 22% of total labor costs in Denmark to 102% in Italy. As more and more companies employ people across Europe, and as 11 of the EC's 12 governments move to standardize worker's right and benefits, such wide disparities are unlikely to survive.

单选题Text 2 Among the many ways in which people communicate through speech, public speaking—also called oratory—has probably received more study and attracted more attention than any other. Politicians campaigning for public office, salespeople presenting products, and preachers delivering sermons all depend upon this form of public communication. Even people who do not make speaking a part of their daily work are often asked to make public speeches: students at graduation or at pep rallies, for instance, or members of churches, synagogues, clubs, or other organizations. Nearly everyone speaks in public at some time or other, and those who perform the task well often become leaders. Public speaking is not informal conversation between two people—nor is it free discussion in a small group or seminar. Speaking becomes public speaking when a person addresses a group of more than one, without interruption, and takes responsibility for the words and ideas being expressed. Public speaking always includes a speaker who has a reason for speaking, an audience that gives that speaker its attention, and a message meant to accomplish a purpose. There are many reasons for speaking in public. An orator may hope to teach an audience about new ideas, for example, or provide information about some topic. Creating a good feeling or entertaining an audience may be another purpose. Public speakers, however, most often seek to persuade an audience to adopt new opinions, to take certain actions, or to see the world in a new way. Public speakers usually know well in advance when they are scheduled to make an address. Consequently, they are able to prepare their message before they deliver it. Sometimes, though, speakers must deliver the message unprepared, or off the cuff, such as when they are asked to offer a toast at a wedding reception or to participate in a televised debate, or interview. Spontaneous speaking of this type is called extemporaneous, or impromptu speaking. When they do not have to speak extemporaneously, most speakers write their own speeches. Politicians and business executives sometimes employ professional writers who prepare their speeches for them. These professional writers may work alone or in small teams. Although the speaker may have some input into the contents of the speech, the writers sometimes have a great influence over the opinions expressed by their employers. Regardless of how a speech is prepared, the person who delivers it is given credit for its effect upon its hearers.

单选题______! There is a train coming.A. Look outB. Look aroundC. Look forwardD. Look on

单选题The Obama administration and the Federal Reserve launched a two-pronged campaign to crack down on pay practices across the financial system Thursday, marking an unprecedented foray into the private sector by the federal government on a matter that traditionally has been left to veiled board room discussions. President Obama"s pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg, announced drastic cuts in pay for 175 top executives at seven companies that received hundreds of billions of dollars worth of federal bailout money during the financial crisis. At a news conference at the Treasury Department, Feinberg said he hoped the new pay structures—which tie compensation at the firms to their long-term performance and reduces the cash salary some executives receive by 90 percent—would serve as a model for Wall Street and corporate America. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve issued new guidelines that will restrict pay practices at all banks to prevent them from paying employees in ways that could endanger the firms" long-term financial health. Unlike Feinberg"s plan, the Fed"s guidance would cover all banks, even those that never received a bailout as well as U. S. subsidiaries of foreign companies. "Compensation practices at some banking organizations have led to misaligned incentives and excessive risk-talking, contributing to bank losses and financial instability, "Feb Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said. "The Federal Reserve is working to ensure that compensation packages appropriately tie rewards to long-term performance. " The two moves represent Washington"s most dramatic push to reform executive compensation on Wall Street. The issue has long been controversial, but blew up into a firestorm in March when it was revealed American International Group, the recipient of a $180 billion bailout package, was paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses to a trading division that nearly brought the company and the financial system to its knees. Unlike Feinberg"s plan, however, the guidelines do not cap the amount of compensation that banks can give their employees, nor do they prohibit any particular pay practices. Rather, the effort requires that banks ensure that their pay practices do not encourage executives, traders, or other employees to take irresponsible risks, such as by offering huge bonuses for making bets without regard to the risks that such bets could lose money in the long term. "Incentive compensation practices in the financial industry were one of many factors contributing to the financial crisis, " the proposed guidance said. "Banking organizations too often rewarded employees for increasing the firm"s revenue or short-term profit without adequate recognition of the risks the employees" activities posed to the firm. " The Fed, at his stage, did not propose one-size-fits-all guidelines for compensation, such as requiring that some fixed percentage of bonus pay to senior executives be deferred or come in the form of stock, rather than cash. Rather, the guidelines call for pay packages that balance risks and rewards, that judge performance over longer time horizons and that de-emphasize short-term performance. The pay issue has been particularly thorny for the Obama administration. Feinberg said he had to find a way to protect taxpayer interests and get the money paid back while not stripping the companies" ability to retain talented workers. Feinberg said his review of pay at the firms showed the amount of guaranteed cash paid to the top 25 employees was too high, so he shifted significant amounts to stock that can only be sold in one-third installments beginning in 2011.

单选题It is important to{{U}} {{/U}} our awareness about environmental protection.

单选题Lesson Three is (the) most difficult lesson, (but) it isn't (the) most difficult lesson (in) Book Four. A. the B. but C. the D. in

单选题A: I think cartoons on TV are not good for kids to watch. There's too much violence in them. B: ______

单选题The doctor promised that this medicine would ______ the pain in the stomach.(2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)